Joan Merriam lives in Nevada City with her new golden retriever Frankie, her Maine coon cat Indy, and the infinite spirits of her beloved goldens Joey and Casey. You can reach Joan at ...

There's something in the air in New Mexico. No, really. A new study by a team of scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory, the New Mexico Department of Health and the state's research universities ...

Two unvaccinated siblings in Tulare County, California have been confirmed to have measles, and the county’s public health department is working to identify and trace any potential exposures.

"Could move into the plains across states." Scientists sound alarm over growing threat of drug-resistant respiratory ...

Two massive disasters this year — the Texas floods and Los Angeles firestorms — are leading some to grapple with the question ...

A punishing heat wave will bring hot temperatures to eastern US and linger for several days, underscoring how climate change ...

As record wildfires erupt across Canada this year, with health-threatening smoke drifting into the U.S. and as far away as ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday it is cutting the size of its workforce by at least 23% and closing its scientific research office as part of President Donald Trump's broad ...

The people were saved from the catamaran that began to take on water about seven miles south of the Dana Point Harbor, ...

Mr. President, this is the gavel used to enact the ‘big, beautiful bill,’” House Speaker Mike Johnson said at a White House ...